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Post by BrainFade on May 23, 2002 3:47:05 GMT -5
M$ "win" at Austria has prompted me to write a feature story for college (I'm studying journalism) about the lengths people will go to to win.
Can any of you guys think of other sports where sportsmanship has been completely ignored to produce a victory?
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Post by Henrik on May 23, 2002 4:32:44 GMT -5
Brain fade,
There are many examples. I suppose the most obvious is the usage of illicite drugs. Athletics and bicycling are probably the best examples of this.
If you are looking for other types of dis-respect of sportsmanship, I can think of the football match between Austria and Germany in the 1982 world cup. The decisive game for the qualifyers of their group saw the two teams walk about the field for 90 minutes in order to conclude in a draw. The outcome eliminated Algeria from the finals, and permitted both Germany and Austria to continue as they were tied in the points. It really made the headlines back then.
I'll try to think of some more and come back.
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Post by OT on May 23, 2002 5:19:36 GMT -5
Brain_Fade - I don't know if this is the sort of thing you are after ....but anyway....
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Post by Topcontender on May 23, 2002 8:13:56 GMT -5
HAHAHA i guess he wanted out of the race as fast as he could to get his blowjob
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Post by JWK on May 24, 2002 2:52:00 GMT -5
LOL!
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Post by greg99 on May 27, 2002 14:15:44 GMT -5
Howzit Brain Fade? I can think of boxing where that makes the headlines regularly. Also the World Wrestling series.... or am I making a total fool of myself in believing this was EVER a fair and square competition  Now, is Women Mud Wrestling competed in a sportsmanship spirit? ;D |
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Post by RacerX on Jun 3, 2002 16:09:58 GMT -5
How about here in the States....I could think of a million examples:
Baseball....I believe they have what is called the "Ultimate Suspension" for players whom embarass the league, or their team. It's called a "Life Time ban"...which means the player is banned for life from that league!
H'mm...there's Darryl Strawberry...who's received no less than 7 LIFE TIME bans!!!! Now you're probably asking how can they ban a guy for life, 7 times?? Easy, they keep reinstating him, because he's aGREAT player that playes for the World Famous New York Yankees. Granted, he no longer plays, but they let him off of LIFE TIME suspensions on 6 occassions!
What a crock of sh*t, but all in the name of winning!
How about the Dallas Cowboys? They're arguably the greatest franchise in the history of Sports...(LOL)...and they had the World Famous Good Guy appeal all through the 60's, 70's and 80's....then in the 90's they allowed a few thugs to run rough-shod over the team...all because what??...all because they WON!
Michael Irvine was/is a drug snorting, prostitute banging, self-centered thug...but they kept him on the roster because he was one of the best! I continued to pull for them, but it sure took alot of luster off their Star!
Not to mention Eric Williams...whom rapes a girl & still gets to play... and numerous other players who've been arrested for drugs & assault, etc, etc.
They were all allowed to stay on the roster and play, as long as they kept winning.
It sucks!
This goes on in ANY major league...baseball, football, hockey, basketball, etc, etc, etc. That's the main reason I stopped watching these sports & turned to F1....LOL, now look at it...wuff.
You can't get away from it...tooooooo much money involved now.
Later,
RacerX
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